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Synonyms for gamesome

  • adjective

Most common

gay playful frisky frolicsome vivacious sprightly sportive prankish

All synonyms

Adjective

playful, frisky, frolicsome, gay, lively, vivacious, sprightly, sportive, prankish, frolicky, jolly, hearty, zippy informal, rollicking, zestful, coltish

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Full of sport; playful.

Example sentences

  • gay He came out to me as gay when he was 15 years old.
  • playful The dolphin is an intelligent and playful creature.
  • frisky Kittens are infinitely frisky.
  • vivacious Mary was very vivacious and easy to talk to.
  • sprightly Our best player is a real sprightly fellow.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gamesomesteady
gayrising
playfulrising
friskyrising
frolicsomesteady
vivaciousrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
gay1
5 letters
jolly2, zippy2
6 letters
lively2, hearty2, frisky2
7 letters
playful2, zestful2, coltish
8 letters
sportive, prankish, frolicky
9 letters
vivacious3, sprightly2
10 letters
rollicking3, frolicsome

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jolly2 = 2 syllables).